Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2026 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 5676 plays from 196 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

  1: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (48)
        "These Are The Days" (8)
        "Left My Home" (7)
        "Cannonball" (6)
  2: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (24)
        "La Madrugada Tucsonense" (7)
        "I Wish I Cared Less" (4)
        "Mallory Riley" (4)
        "Dr. Shockley's Greatest Trick" (3)
  2: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (24)
        "Piper's Lagoon" (5)
        "Steam Powered Aereo Plane" (4)
        "Bradley's Tune" (3)
        "Voice on the Wind" (3)
  4: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (22)
        "Stranger in This Land" (4)
        "Hard Times" (4)
        "Ask the Penguin, Ask the Seal" (3)
        "Anyone Can Be President" (3)
  4: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (22)
        "Howdy Do America" (4)
        "Lincoln Highway" (3)
        "Rainbow Stew" (3)
  6: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (21)
        "Elephant" (4)
        "Paper" (3)
        "Impossible" (3)
        "Book of Cliches" (3)
        "Nightclothes" (3)
  7: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (20)
        "Dance Around The Spinning Wheel" (4)
        "The Lily of the West" (4)
  8: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (19)
        "This Old Guitar" (4)
        "Coming Down This Road" (3)
        "When Doc Watson Came To Johnson City" (3)
  9: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (18)
        "Penny's Farm" (3)
        "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (3)
 10: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Patio, 7/2026] (17)
        "Where'd They Go" (4)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (4)
 10: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 7/2026] (17)
        "We Are the People" (14)
 10: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (17)
        "J'entends ton nom" (4)
        "Yodel Beu No.2" (3)
        "Sans Ardillon" (3)
 13: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista, 7/2026] (16)
        "Oval Room" (4)
        "Deportee" (4)
        "Long Haired Country Girl" (3)
        "Maggie's Farm" (3)
 14: "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still," Sophie Wellington [Adhyâropa] (14)
        "Scolding Wife" (3)
        "In Seaport Town" (3)
        "Black Pat's Reel" (3)
        "Shacks and Chalets" (2)
        "Jack of Diamonds" (2)
 15: "Heirloom," Nathan Evans Fox [Free Dirt] (13)
        "Hillbilly Hymn" (4)
        "Little Bit of Shine" (4)
        "Heirloom" (3)
 15: "Pattonville," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 6/2026] (13)
        "Ghosts in This Room Tonight" (3)
        "Mean Old Man" (3)
        "Wouldn't Change A Thing" (2)
        "On a Hilltop by Old County Road" (2)
 15: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (13)
        "Listening To The Rain" (3)
        "I'm Not The One" (3)
        "Learning to Be Yours" (2)
 18: "The Fiddle & the Drum," Renée Fleming [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (12)
        "The Fiddle and the Drum" (2)
        "The Cuckoo" (2)
        "The Scarlet Tide" (2)
 18: "Hope Is The Thing With Feathers," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch] (12)
        "Carolina Rain" (12)
 18: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (12)
        "Coyote" (2)
        "Middle of Nowhere" (2)
 18: "Raise Your Voice," Various Artists [Various Artists, 5/2026] (12)
        "I Don't Want Your Billions, Mister," David Scott Weaver (2)
        "We Are Better Than This," Kim Eaton (2)
        "Hold On," Jillian Matundan (2)
 18: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (12)
        "Crossing Muddy Waters" (4)
        "Rhododendron" (2)
        "Mother Eagle" (2)
 23: "Song Of America," Various Artists [Thirty Tigers] (11/15)
        "Sweet Betsy from Pike," Br5-49 (2)
 23: "All My Faith," Maya de Vitry [Mad Maker] (11)
        "All My Faith" (4)
        "Traveler" (2)
        "Coin in Your Soul" (2)
 23: "American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways] (11/12)
        "Yankee Doodle" (2)
 23: "Mirroring The Wilderness," Vanessa Lively [Animada] (11)
        "Canaries" (3)
        "Red Wolf" (3)
        "Realm of Memories" (2)
 23: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (11)
        "Don't Let Us Get Sick" (3)
        "Simple As" (2)
        "Blue Rain" (2)
 28: "Fortune Teller," Bobby Dove [New Motor, 5/2026] (10)
        "Did I Speak Too Soon" (5)
 28: "Highway 75," March to August [Self, 6/2026] (10)
        "Traveling Alone" (2)
        "Highway 75" (2)
 28: "Little-Kid Heart," Tipps & Obermiller [Self] (10)
        "The Garden" (4)
 28: "Love & Labour," Hannah & Nathan [Self, 4/2026] (10)
        "Maggie" (2)
        "The Blackest Crow" (2)
 28: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Catfish] (10)
        "Kerosene Dream" (3)
        "Bootlegger" (3)
        "Let's Go Fishin'" (2)
 28: "Songs of Hope and Resistance," David Scott Weaver [Self] (10)
        "Everything That Jesus Wouldn't Do" (3)
        "Lift Up Your Voice" (3)
 34: "Pete Remembers Woody," Pete Seeger And Friends [Appleseed, 2012] (9/11)
        "Woody Writes This Land Is Your Land" (2)
 34: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (9)
        "Love Overdue" (2)
        "Wonder What I'm Gonna Do" (2)
        "Fly Away" (2)
 34: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (9)
        "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (3)
        "Rock the MacHine" (2)
 34: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (9)
        "The Travis Style" (2)
        "Low Country Wedding" (2)
 34: "Promised Land," Gina Forsyth [Waterbug, 2012] (9)
        "4th Of July" (6)
 34: "A Sign In The Weather," Bella White [Rounder] (9)
        "All My Friends" (2)
        "Doing Well" (2)
        "Little Things" (2)
 34: "Who's Keeping Time?," Alela Diane [Fluff & Gravy] (9)
        "Fragile As A Flame" (2)
        "Galloping" (2)
        "Endless Waltz" (2)
 41: "Next Act," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc, 6/2026] (8)
        "Sugar Lake" (2)
        "Circling the Drain" (2)
        "Next Act" (2)
 41: "So Much For Goodbyes," Billy Strings [Reprise] (8)
        "Burn the Other End" (8)

TOP SONGS of July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 5676 plays from 196 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. "We Are the People" (14)
     from "Diving In" (Lynn Hollyfield)
2. "Carolina Rain" (12)
     from "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
3. "These Are The Days" (9)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
4. "Burn the Other End" (8)
     from "So Much For Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
5. "I Ain't Got No Home In This World" (7)
     from "I Ain't Got No Home In This World" (Sean Kiely)
5. "If Jesus Had an AK" (7)
     from "If Jesus Had An AK - single" (John Flynn)
5. "La Madrugada Tucsonense" (7)
     from "Esperanza" (Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt)
5. "Left My Home" (7)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
5. "Power and the Glory" (7)
     from "All The News That's Fit To Sing" (Phil Ochs)
10. "4th Of July" (6)
     from "King of California" (Dave Alvin)
10. "4th Of July" (6)
     from "Promised Land" (Gina Forsyth)
10. "America" (6)
     from "Bookends" (Simon & Garfunkel)
10. "Cannonball" (6)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
10. "New Pledge" (6)
     from "New Pledge - single" (Andrew Pauls)
10. "Wheels" (6)
     from "American Cosmic Revival, Vol. 2" (Christian Parker, Patrick Cleary, Earl Poole Ball)
10. "Woody's Children" (6)
     from "Tip of the Spear" (Doug Mishkin)
17. "4th Of July In My Hometown" (5)
     from "Snow White Memories" (Irene Kelley)
17. "Did I Speak Too Soon" (5)
     from "Fortune Teller" (Bobby Dove)
17. "I Got Away From Myself" (5)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
17. "The Land of Free" (5)
     from "The Land of Free - single" (Chris George)
17. "Love is Everywhere" (5)
     from "Love is Everywhere - single" (Trampled by Turtles & Jeff Tweedy)
17. "Make Good Trouble Again" (5)
     from "Make Good Trouble Again" (George Nostrand & Phil Henry)
17. "Piper's Lagoon" (5)
     from "Hand's Cove" (Ken & Brad Kolodner)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 5676 plays from 196 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. Pharis & Jason Romero (42)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (40)
2. Woody Guthrie (36)
        "Library Of Congress Recordings" (5)
        "My Dusty Road" (5)
3. Ken & Brad Kolodner (27)
        "Hand's Cove" (23)
4. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (25)
        "Esperanza" (23)
5. Dave Van Ronk (24)
        "...And the Tin Pan Bended, and the Story Ended..." (3)
5. Old Crow Medicine Show (24)
        "Union Made" (21)
7. Ed Snodderly (23)
        "Baggage Flies Free" (19)
        "Chimney Smoke" (3)
8. Annie Gallup (22)
        "Nightclothes" (21)
9. George Mann & Si Kahn (21)
        "Mayday!" (20)
9. The McDades (21)
        "Thread the Light" (20)
11. Bob Dylan (20)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (2)
11. Pete Seeger (20)
        "American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1" (12)
13. Benny Bleu (18)
        "When I Am a Fossil" (18)
13. Lynn Hollyfield (18)
        "Diving In" (17)
13. Nanci Griffith (18)
        "Clock Without Hands" (4)
        "One Fair Summer Evening" (3)
16. Lance Cowan (17)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (17)
16. Margo Price (17)
        "Days of Unrest" (15)
16. Rhiannon Giddens (17)
        "Hope Is The Thing With Feathers" (12)
16. Veranda (17)
        "Veranda" (17)
20. John McCutcheon (16)
        "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America" (3)
        "Sermon On The Mound" (3)
20. Phil Ochs (16)
        "All The News That's Fit To Sing" (7)
22. John Flynn (15)
        "If Jesus Had An AK - single" (7)
22. Johnsmith (15)
        "Simple As" (11)
24. Crys Matthews (14)
        "Changemakers" (5)
        "Citizen" (5)
24. David Scott Weaver (14)
        "Songs of Hope and Resistance" (10)
        "Raise Your Voice: Songs Of Resistance From The Nation'S Capital" (3)
24. I'm With Her (14)
        "Sing Me Alive" (12)
24. Jenny Reynolds (14)
        "Willow & Stone" (13)
24. John Prine (14)
        "John Prine" (3)
24. Sophie Wellington (14)
        "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still" (14)
24. Tom Russell (14)
        "Hotwalker" (3)
        "Modern Art" (3)
24. Vanessa Lively (14)
        "Mirroring The Wilderness" (11)
32. Eliza Gilkyson (13)
        "Dark Ages" (2)
32. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus (13)
        "Pattonville" (12)
34. Nathan Evans Fox (12)
        "Heirloom" (12)
34. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem (12)
        "Cocktail Swing" (5)
        "Big Old Life" (4)
34. Willie Nelson (12)
        "Dream Chaser" (9)
37. Eric Kilburn (11/15)
        "My Own Mistakes" (10)
        "Passages" (5)
37. Arlo Guthrie (11)
        "32¢ Postage Due" (2)
37. Bobby Dove (11)
        "Fortune Teller" (10)
37. Lucy Kaplansky (11)
        "Last Days of Summer" (3)
37. Maya de Vitry (11)
        "All My Faith" (11)
42. Dervish (10)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (9)
42. Kacey Musgraves (10)
        "Middle of Nowhere" (10)
42. March to August (10)
        "Highway 75" (10)
42. Renée Fleming (10)
        "The Fiddle & the Drum" (9)
42. Sad Daddy (10)
        "Ozark Shine" (10)
42. Simon & Garfunkel (10)
        "Bookends" (4)
42. Steep Canyon Rangers (10)
        "Next Act" (8)
42. Tipps & Obermiller (10)
        "Little-Kid Heart" (10)

TOP LABELS of July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 5676 plays from 196 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (106)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (83)
3. Thirty Tigers (72)
4. Columbia (61)
5. Red House (54)
6. Legacy (43)
7. Elektra (41)
7. Signature Sounds (41)
9. Appleseed (35)
10. Compass (33)
11. Nonesuch (29)
12. Free Dirt (26)
13. Fenchurch (23)
13. Rhino (23)
15. Sugar Hill (22)
15. Warner (22)
17. Borealis (20)
17. Hartland (20)
19. Berkalin (19)
19. Crooked Cyclone (19)
21. Adhyâropa (18)
21. Philo (18)
21. Sony (18)
21. Vanguard (18)
21. Yep Roc (18)
26. Free Radio (17)
26. Lula (17)
26. New West (17)
29. Appalsongs (15)
29. Circus Tent (15)
29. Reprise (15)
29. Shamus (15)
33. Bear Family (13)
33. Gallway Bay (13)
33. Lost Highway (13)
36. Appalseed (12)
36. Capitol (12)
36. Fantasy (12)
36. Loma Vista (12)
36. Oh Boy (12)
36. Patio (12)
36. RCA (12)
36. Waterbug (12)

FOLK DJs - July 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 5676 plays from 196 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, MN)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, MA)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, UK)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Katrina Knight (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & syndicated, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee  & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Stella Prince (KPFK-FM, CA)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WERE-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)


Releases new to the chart in July:

George Mann & Si Kahn: "Mayday!" (Legacy)
Lance Cowan: "The Air That You Breathe" (Patio)
Lynn Hollyfield: "Diving In" (Self)
Margo Price: "Days of Unrest" (Loma Vista)